英美国家概况Education in the USA课件.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Grade Every grade is recorded in a transcript. It is available for students to show to perspective employers. Even the students’ parents may not be allowed to see their grades without the students’ consent. Transfer Most credits earned at the first school can be transferred. This means a student can transfer to another university and still graduate within a reasonable time. Master’s Program In an academic Masters program, students study such fields as history and philosophy. These degrees are considered stepping-stones toward a doctorate (Ph.D.). Most time in a Masters program is spent in classroom study. A Masters Degree candidate usually must prepare a long research paper called a masters thesis. College and university Post-secondary education in the United States is known as college or university and commonly consists of four years of study at an institution of higher learning. There are 4,352 colleges, universities, and junior colleges in the country. In 2008, 36% of enrolled students graduated from college in four years. 57% completed their undergraduate requirements in six years, at the same college they first enrolled in. Once admitted, students engage in undergraduate study, which consists of satisfying university and class requirements to achieve a bachelors degree in a field of concentration known as a major. (Some students enroll in double majors or minor in another field of study.) The most common method consists of four years of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), a Bachelor of Science (B.S.), or sometimes another bachelors degree such as Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.,) or Bachelor of Philosophy (B.Phil.) Five-Year Professional Architecture programs offer the Bachelor of Architecture Degree (B.Arch.) Professional degrees such as law, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry, are offered as graduate study after earning at least thr